Converting Word to Docbook, then to ebook format: Get the latest version of LibreOffice (OpenOffice did not support this) and you can "save to" Docbook, including a reasonable amount of formatting (not certain that Windows 7 LibreOffice supports this). Download Docbook, there's a script called dbtoepub, ebooks can be read and converted with Calibre (nice, but not essential. Oxygen XML Author gives a very nice editing environment.

Password Managers

Lastpass (password manager on the web)

KeePass, KeePassX (password manager offline)

XXE (XMLmind XML Editor) is a good WYSWIG editor for DocBook written in Java. http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/